Electrical Apprenticeship, earn while you learn!
Welcome to the New Mexico JATC for the Electrical Industry
Do you want to jump start your career? Demand for this type of work will never go "out of style"... as long as people use electricity. With new developments in power industry, there's need for more and more workers. Now is the right time!
The JATC works with highly successful contractors throughout the State to provide on the job training as well as extensive classroom training. Apprentices will receive competitive wages as well as a great pension and medical plan. College credit is also available to those who complete the program. After completion you will be an Inside Journeyman Wireman and entitled to all of the privilege's of membership in the IBEW including the ability to work anywhere in the world that work is available.
What is an apprenticeship?
An apprenticeship combines on-the-job training and classroom training. This allows you, as the apprentice, to actually earn while you learn. As an apprentice, you will work year-round for electrical contractors, and attend classroom sessions during the academic year. As you learn by doing, you are paid directly by the contractor with which you are employed. While progressing through the training, you receive guaranteed promotions and pay raises.
While on the job you will be supervised by a qualified journeyman that has perfected their craft over years. Their experience and knowledge will guide you in the finer aspects of being a union electrician. After completion the apprentice becomes the instructor on the job, continuing the process of the apprenticeship to pass the skills on to the next generation of electrical workers.
In the classroom the instructors are industry experts. Journeymen with years of experience and knowledge. Our instructors completed a four year course in instruction. This is achieved by attending the Electrical Training Alliance's National Training Institute where they are trained by long time leaders in adult education. Because of this, our instructors are not only experts in the electrical field, they are also well trained in passing on the information in the classroom.
Inside Wireman
While the Outside Lineman works on the distribution network, bringing power from sources of generation to the customers, the Inside Wireman's job is to distribute and connect the customer's electrical equipment to that power source. The Inside Wireman installs and maintains all of the various types of electrical systems found in commercial and industrial facilities. Equipment used may include lighting, receptacles, motors, heating equipment, and systems that control the operation of all of a facility's energy usage.
The Inside Wireman installs conduit systems that contain the wire from the motor control centers or panelboards to all of the equipment that uses electricity. Those conduits may contain power cables or control cables. Many of the conduit systems are exposed and must be installed to exacting standards using neat and workmanlike craftsmanship.
What does it take to be an electrician?
First and foremost it takes hard work and discipline.
No electrical knowledge is required to start the program. The Local JATC offers a practical way to get a fulfilling career, the benefits you deserve, and the skills that can support you and your family for rest of your work life.
Work ethic and work attitudes are both essential elements of becoming a successful electrician. During your apprenticeship you will be expected to work at least 40 hours a week while attending class one night a week. Being an electrician can be physically demanding. You would be expected to be on your feet for a lot of the day, manipulate heavy conduit, and to work in difficult places like on ladders or in small spaces. You could work in a variety of conditions, from outside, where you’re exposed to harsh weather, or in cramped places. Your work is potentially hazardous as well, as you may be exposed to electrical shocks, falling from scaffolding, or being cut with sharp tools. You would have to adhere to strict safety guidelines and be alert at all times.
With experience and expertise electricians can be eligible for advancement to positions of greater responsibility. They might become supervisors, managers, or superintendents. Some may even start their own business as an electrical contractor signatory to IBEW Local 611.
Whatever your goals might be, remaining focused and disciplined is the key to making it work.
Types of work as an electrician
Electrical Power and Lighting Systems
Power Distribution and Metering Systems
Motor Control and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
Building Automation Systems
Energy Management
Systems
Packaging Systems
Manufacturing Systems
Refining Systems
Backup Power Generation Systems
Uninterruptable Power Supply Systems
The work of an Inside Wireman can vary. One day the Inside Wireman could be installing a Fire Alarm System or Security System in a high rise building and the next day he or she could be installing conduit in a ditch on the outside of the building. Inside Wiremen also install electrical systems in industrial facilities such as chemical plants, power plants, chip manufacturing facilities and automobile plants. Each type of installation has specific electrical needs and systems to support those needs. While there are many tasks associated with the Inside Wireman classification, the apprenticeship training provides all of the knowledge necessary.
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